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Gilco2

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#291894 12-Dec-2021 10:42

I have searched google and youtube and cant find answer. I have 43 inch Sony Tv I want to mount to the wall. I have a wall mount bracket. Was wondering if using self tapping screws would be okay to use. I live in an ECO Cottage which is constructed of colour steel foam sandwich so the wall is steel, no plasterboard or studs

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#2830630 12-Dec-2021 11:25

If the house was built by ECO Cottages NZ, I would contact them for advice.

Otherwise a company that makes, or uses, the insulated panels.

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#2830641 12-Dec-2021 11:54

k1w1k1d:

If the house was built by ECO Cottages NZ, I would contact them for advice.

Otherwise a company that makes, or uses, the insulated panels.

This is good advice and my bet is that you’ll end up using self-tapping hex-headed tek screws, something like these

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Gilco2

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#2830647 12-Dec-2021 12:04

thanks for the advice

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#2830668 12-Dec-2021 12:44

k1w1k1d:

If the house was built by ECO Cottages NZ, I would contact them for advice.

Otherwise a company that makes, or uses, the insulated panels.

@Gilco2 This sounds like what you have - if so, check with these guys:

https://www.metalcraftgroup.co.nz/products/metal-insulated-panels/products/thermopanel-eps/

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#2831392 13-Dec-2021 12:45

Depending on how heavy the TV is, and whether the mount is a cantilevered "swing out" mount or just flat to the wall, there could be a lot of load on the screws. With self-tappers, any horizontal force is opposed just by the depth of the thread and the thickness of the panel steel sheet. You could improve that by using a lot of screws. Or maybe you could spread the load by opening out a cavity behind each screw hole and filling it with epoxy before putting in your self-tappers? Or use copious pop-rivets instead of self-tapping screws.

If it was me (with my heavy 65" TV on a swing-out mount), I'd consider putting a couple of bolts right through the wall with a doubler or at least large washers on the other side.

But definitely contact the house manufacturer for advice.

Gilco2

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#2831396 13-Dec-2021 12:48

Eco cottage pop rivet them on apparently.

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